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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roman Burza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikael Johansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burza kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Guns N' Roses - Welcome To The Jungle. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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170 lbs
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156 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roman Burza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mikael Johansson!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Johansson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Johansson throws a body punch but Burza moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Burza.
Burza wants to slow Johansson down by chopping away at his legs.
Burza gets a double leg takedown into Johansson's guard.
Burza forces his way into half guard.
Burza throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Johansson is staying active underneath Burza, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Johansson tries to get to full guard but Burza has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burza is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Johansson reverses the position - he's now on top in Burza's guard.
Johansson stopping the sweep attempt from Burza.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We're going to have a standup here because Roman Burza wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Burza uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Johansson has time to react.
A big left from Johansson misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burza throws a body kick that misses
and Johansson counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Johansson lands a jab.
Burza feints a jab promting Johansson to slip. Burza then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Johansson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Burza takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Burza lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Johansson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johansson misses with a low kick.
Johansson misses the jab.
Johansson throws a big shot that misses.
Burza shoots in and bounces Johansson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burza stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johansson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burza trying to control the position from guard on top but Johansson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Burza trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Johansson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Johansson has his hands on Burza's head, controlling the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Burza tries to bum rush Johansson with a series of wild strikes but Johansson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Burza ducks under a wild hook from Johansson.
Johansson looks to land a right hand but Burza moved out of range.
Burza shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burza trying to mount his opponent but Johansson defends it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burza throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Burza dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Johansson loads up on a big right hand but Burza slips the punch.
Johansson misses with a head kick.
Burza does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Burza takes a kick to the side of the head.
Johansson moves out of range as Burza throws a body kick.
Burza throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johansson misses with a head kick.
Roman Burza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Burza moves out of range of the strikes.
Burza looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Johansson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Burza counters with a stiff right hand.
Johansson throws a hook but Burza blocks it.
Johansson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
No joy there for Burza, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Burza slips a straight right by Johansson.
Burza misses with a hook. Johansson ducked under it nicely.
Johansson cracks Burza with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Burza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johansson.
Johansson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Burza.
Burza shoots in looking for a takedown. Johansson tries to sprawl out of it but Burza keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Johansson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Burza shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Johansson as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roman Burza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A swing and a miss from Johansson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Johansson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Burza.
Burza connects with a looping right hand.
Burza displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johansson throws out the jab.
Burza manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Johansson on his heels. He'll look to pass Johansson's guard now, I'm sure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johansson controls Burza momentarily but Burza frees himself.
Burza trying to move into half guard but instead Johansson has managed to sweep!
Burza is looking to stand back up but Johansson counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Burza.
Burza trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Johansson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Roman Burza.
Johansson misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Decent striking displayed by Johansson there.
Johansson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burza.
Mikael Johansson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Burza fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Johansson sprawls well initially but Burza persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Burza not doing much here.
Burza throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burza is looking to take a break and control but Johansson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Burza throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikael Johansson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Johansson looks for the body kick but Burza saw that one coming.
Burza throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johansson thows a left - swing and a miss!
A swing and a miss from Burza.
Johansson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Burza takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Burza closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Johansson did well to prevent Burza getting side control.
Burza is thwarting Johansson's attempts to control the position.
Burza looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Burza is trying to control the action in half guard but Johansson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burza throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Burza throwing shots but Johansson is blocking nicely.
Johansson tries to get to full guard but Burza has control of the leg.
Burza tries to pass the half guard into mount. Johansson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Johansson is trying to control but can't.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Johansson is staying active underneath Burza, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mikael Johansson wasn't active enough on the ground.
Johansson throws out a powerful jab.
Burza scores with a spinning back kick!
Johansson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johansson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Burza counters with a solid body kick.
Johansson defending well as Burza loads up on a big left hand.
A big left from Johansson misses.
Johansson scores with a punch to the head.
Johansson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Burza slips a straight right by Johansson.
Johansson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johansson thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johansson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Burza closes this distance looking for a takedown but Johansson circles away.
Johansson just misses with a punch to the body.
Burza on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Johansson. Johansson obviously looking to wear him down.
Johansson lands a nice hook to Burza's body. Burza takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Burza moves out of range of the body kick from Johansson.
Johansson digs a good body shot into Burza's ribs.
Burza circles away from the clinch attempt.
Burza throws a nice looking combination but Johansson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Burza defending well as Johansson loads up on a big left hand.
Burza throws out a leg kick but Johansson moves out of range and Burza only half commits.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansson misses with a wild body shot.
Johansson missing with a left hand there. Burza was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johansson throws a body kick that misses
and Burza counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Johansson thinking.
Johansson scores with a decent looking hook.
Burza lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Johansson backs up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johansson misses with a hook
and Burza counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Burza lands with a thumping leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Johansson.
Johansson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Burza counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burza looking to sit in guard and control but Johansson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Burza lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Johansson!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mikael Johansson.
I think Johansson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Roman Burza!
In his post fight interview, Roman Burza gave a big smile as he said 'Chcę podziękować wszystkim polskim kibicom za przybycie i wsparcie mnie. Chcę wnieść mistrzowski pas do Polski. Mr. Johnny Lightening I want a shot at the title!'.
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energy
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hype
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